Most Elegant Two Hander?

I'm curious. Who do you think has the best looking two handed backhand? I think Djokovic would be my vote, he seems to have a very fluid motion, very compact, and very effortless. And please keep it to current players.

There are too many exemplary backhands to name just one, but purely to look at I think Mathieu's is one of the most fluid and easy on the eye. And Borg's had a memorably quirky grace to it, in the way he'd swing with both hands but only use his right for the follow-through.

Let's logically analyze one yet mentioned player's arsenal and resume...player A won slams on all surfaces, was #1 for, at the time, a record number of weeks and competed/won against greats from three distinct eras. Player A had a rubbish serve, finicky forehand and only adequate volleys/overhead. What he did have was a classic 2hbh that he used to punish his opponents in baseline rallies, ROS, net approaches and passing shots.

Player A is James Scott Connors and no one ever had such a devastating 2hbh weapon. The elegance of it was his supreme timing generated through graceful footwork...he never seemed hurried or out of balance when striking his backhand. Also, his ability to carve a bit of sidespin on high balls without going one-handed was totally unique.

Let's logically analyze one yet mentioned player's arsenal and resume...player A won slams on all surfaces, was #1 for, at the time, a record number of weeks and competed/won against greats from three distinct eras. Player A had a rubbish serve, finicky forehand and only adequate volleys/overhead. What he did have was a classic 2hbh that he used to punish his opponents in baseline rallies, ROS, net approaches and passing shots.

Player A is James Scott Connors and no one ever had such a devastating 2hbh weapon. The elegance of it was his supreme timing generated through graceful footwork...he never seemed hurried or out of balance when striking his backhand. Also, his ability to carve a bit of sidespin on high balls without going one-handed was totally unique.

When I think of elegance in the twohander, I think of very clear unwinding of the body and an evident Kinetic chain, so my vote would probably be Djokovic, but it looks better in slow motion. Soderling also had a pretty smooth two hander.

have to think on this.
agassi, nalbandian and co. have great 2hbhs, but I wouldn't think of them as elegant per se.

When I think of elegance in the twohander, I think of very clear unwinding of the body and an evident Kinetic chain, so my vote would probably be Djokovic, but it looks better in slow motion. Soderling also had a pretty smooth two hander.

have to think on this.
agassi, nalbandian and co. have great 2hbhs, but I wouldn't think of them as elegant per se.

I think the "ugly as sin" image in your memory was the forced scrambling on the other side of the net in reaction to that beautiful 2hbh. It's not ugly to take shots on the rise when you "pure" them every time. As I said, that ability was all in his superalitive footwork. He was a mirror image of Segura's 2hfh and many consider that stroke as close to perfect as anyone has ever hit.